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«Boob tube» no more: television is basking in a «golden age» of critical acclaim. finews.asia looks at where bankers can pick up useful tidbits during their TV-watching.

Black Monday

Swaggering traders, everyday sexual harassment with no consequences, heaps of cocaine – we must be on Wall Street before the 1987 stock market crash. The HBO comedy-drama tries to tell the story of what caused the crash.

The series, which just launched last month, gets the frenetic pace of 1980s Wall Street right, not to mention the big hair and bad fashion. The jury's out on whether it hits the right dramatic and comedic notes.